Mental Health and Community Resources
Resources Available to Students & Families in WNY
Youth Development:
Special Olympics #716-386-2288
Chautauqua County Youth Bureau #716-753-4725
G.A. Family Services Accountability & Responsibility Program- Jamestown, NY #716-708-6161
CASAC - Dunkirk, NY #716-366-4623
Youth Employment:
Cassadaga Job Corps Academy #716-595-4272
Chautauqua Opportunities, Inc. #716-366-3333
Chautauqua Works #716-661-9553
Parenting Support:
WIC NY (Women, Infant, and Children) #716-363-3150, #1-800-522-5006
Foster Care & Adoption #716-363-3570
The Parent Institute, contact Mrs. Kopiczak (BCS elementary principal)
Parent Support Group (through the Resource Center and Chautauqua Opportunities, Inc.) #716-661-1057 or #716-366-8176
Food Pantry at Tri-Church Parish - Brocton, NY
WNY Food Bank - Buffalo, NY
Fredonia State College, Fredonia, NY
Jamestown Community College, Jamestown, NY
Rural Ministries - emergency food and housing #716-366-1787
Ahira Hall Memorial Library- Brocton, NY #716-792-9418
CASAC - Dunkirk, NY #716-366-4623
Preventive Services, Anger Management, Violence Prevention & Mediation:
PINS (Person In Need of Supervision) #716-363-3640
Chautauqua County Department of Social Services #716-363-3500
Chautauqua County Prevention Services #716-363-3500
Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) #716-363-8212
NYS OCFS Website: https://ocfs.ny.gov/main/
Chautauqua County OCFS Website: https://chqgov.com/humansocial-services/children-family-servicesChautauqua County Crisis Services #1-800-724-0461
24 Hour NYS Domestic & Sexual Violence Hotline #1-800-942-6906
Chautauqua County Sheriff Dept. #716-753-4232
Safe House - Jamestown, NY #716-661-9446
Counseling &/or Mental Health Services:
Cattaraugus Rehabilitation Center, Inc. #716-375-4747
Chautauqua County Mental Health #716-363-3550
UPMC - WCA Emergency Mental Health Evaluations, Jamestown, NY 664-8326
UPMC - Dr. Verdonik Evaluations, Jamestown, NY
Resource Center - Mental Health Counseling, Dunkirk, NY #716-366-6125
Alcohol & Drug Services:
Crisis Services’ 24 Hour Addiction Support Hotline #716-831-7007
Chautauqua County Alcohol Abuse- Dunkirk, NY #716- 363-3550
Alcoholism Rehabilitation Program - Jamestown, NY #716-664-8620
CASAC - Dunkirk, NY #716-366-4623
Tri Co Memorial Chemical Dependency- Cassadaga, NY #716-595-3355
Chautauqua Alcohol & Substance Abuse Council- Jamestown, NY #716-664-3608
Suicide Support:
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline #1-800-273-8255
National Suicide Lifeline 988
Teen Hotline #1-877-332-7333
CPEP (Comprehensive Psychiatric Emergency Programs) - ECMC Buffalo, NY #716-898-3000
Crisis Hotline #1-800-724-0461
Crisis text line, text HOME to 741-741
LGBTQ
LGBTQ Help Line #1-890-929-539